Knob Creek

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This file appears in: Lincoln's Playmate
Knob Creek

Image of Knob Creek where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1811-1816. Lincoln is reputed to have fallen in the creek as a boy and nearly drowned.

Courtesy of the National Park Service

This file appears in: Lincoln's Playmate

By Warren Greer
Historical Marker #827 in Larue County recognizes Austin Gollaher, childhood friend of Abraham Lincoln. Gollaher is best known as the man who claimed to have saved Lincoln's life. Gollaher was born in 1805, died in 1898, and is buried in…